Self Defence and Self Protection Overview

1. Self Protection
An Overview
Jon Ryley.
July 2010

2. Agenda
 Bit about myself
 The Reasons you are Here ?
 Some Disturbing Stories !
 Crime Statistics
 Self Protection Overview
 Security
 What you will learn
 Mental
 Physical
 Fighting Fit
 Review

3. Jon Ryley
 26 Years in the Martial Arts, 16 Years in Self Protection
 Principal Coach in Core Combat
 Level 3 Coach and; British Combat Association
 Chairman & Chief Instructor; Karate Jutsu Association
 Instructor; Dragon Society International
 6th Dan Karate Jutsu
 6th Dan Shotokan Karate
 4th Dan Kick Boxing
 3rd Dan Freestyle Sport karate
 1st Dan Torite Jutsu
 Coach and Trainer to Herol “Bomber” Graham
ex World Middleweight Boxing Champion

4. The Myths about Martial Arts
 The myth was sold that all and any martial arts
training was effective.
 The myth was sold that a black belt automatically
meant that you have become an instructor, when
all it really meant was that the recipient had
gained a certain level in training.
 The myth was sold that gaining in knowledge and
becoming effective meant learning more weird
and wonderful moves as you progressed.
 The myth was sold that all martial arts had been
tried and tested
 The Myth was sold that Martial Arts equate to Self
Defence

5. The Reasons you are here?
 Its like an Insurance Policy!
 Some Common Reasons
 If I'm attacked I want to defend myself.
 I want to protect my family.
 It would help me feel more secure.
 I want to get fit/fitter
 My friend was attacked and…………………
 If some one attacks me, I want to give them a good shoeing
 Generally 80% of the things you worry about never happen !
 But if they do you need to be ready!

6. Some Disturbing Stories
 I Said “Wot you fucking looking at”, when he went to stand up I shoved a
glass in his face.
Gang Member
 Who’d have a thought a one legged man could hurt anyone? Julie thought I
was harmless – took pity on me…then I smashed her head in with a ball pin
hammer
Michael Samm. Serving life for the murder of Julie Dart and the abduction of
Stephanie Slater
 They all liked me because I was harmless. I carried one women's shopping
home. I lifted her baby out of the stroller and smashed hits head against
the tree. The I raped and strangled the mother.
Michael Ross. On Death row for upwards of 25 rape and sexual assaults and
horrific murders
 Choosing a victims isn't hard! People are just asking to be robbed. I came
out of Pizza Hut the other night about 10:30pm, there was the girl walking
down the side of the dual carriageway on her own. She must have been,
what 17 at the very most. She may has well have had a sign across her
chest saying “Attack Me”. Then they moan when someone does attack
them. I mean don’t they read the papers? Don’t they know that we
(Muggers) Work?
Leader of a London based Mugging gang.

7. All Crime for West Lancashire

8. All Crime for West Lancashire

9. All Crime for West Lancashire

10. Trends in violence by offence type,
1981 to 2009/10 BCS

11. British Crime Survey;
Crime Statistics

12. Showing that only half of actual crime is recorded!!

13. Proportion of victims who were victimised more
than once in the past year by offence, 2009/10 BCS

14. Perceptions of likelihood of victimisation and
actual risk by individual crime type, 2009/10
BCS

15. Overview
Personal Security 90%
Prevention
Mental
Crisis Point
Physical
Self Defence 10%
Self Protection

16. Security
 Street Security. Today
 Home Security. Later Session
 Vehicle Security. Later Session
 Mobile Security. Later Session
 Security at Work. Later Session

17. Street Security
 The Four D’s
 Dialogue
 Dialogue designed to disarm and distract the targeted
victim is the professional attackers most common priming
technique.
 Deception
 An Attacker uses deception to make himself appear
harmless
 Distraction
 Is a part of deception and usually comes via dialogue
 Destruction
 This is the final product of expert priming.
 Few people survive the first physical blow, and most are
out of the game before they know they are in it.

18. Street Security
 First Thing is SWITCH ON
 Start the process of people watching and Situation
Awareness’
 When you make a transition from one environment to
another the ‘Traffic lights’ in your head must be clearly
visible.
 So SWITCH ON
 And more importantly look as if you are switched on.
 UNKNOWN RISK
 Remember most street crime is opportunistic
 You have to be chosen
 Look Wealthy
 Appear Switched Off

19. Street Security
 Easy to Mug
 Stopped
 Looking around and lost
 Holding your wallet and purse
 Looking at a map
 Walking slowly
 In a Dream
 Deep in conversation
 Most take place in secondary areas

20. Street Security
 Hard to Mug
 Jogging
 Fast and Purposeful Walk
 Aggressive
 Look Alert
 Fleeting Eye Contact
 Erect and Self Assured

21. Street Security
 Out and About
 It is folly to think it wont happen to me
 Trust your intuition if you feel uneasy, act upon it
 Be Alert
 Don’t have to much to drink then walk home.
 Walk tall with good balance
 Know were you are going and how to get there
 Look confident without appearing arrogant
 Good posture, stamina and strength are all aids to self
protection
 If you are being followed, check by crossing over, more
than once if necessary, go to a safe haven.
 For women the advice is to wear flat heeled shoes at
night
 Walk down the middle of the path

22. Street Security
 Out and About Continued….
 Keep clear of alleyways, shrubbery and dark doorways
 Always have your keys ready when you arrive home
 At you front door, go into high alert state
 Avoid Troublemakers
 Avoid Long eye contact with strangers
 Don’t overburden yourself with parcels
 Don’t hitchhike
 Keep personal possessions close by
 Keep you cheque book separate from your cheque card
 Cover up expensive jewellery
 Avoid reading maps in the street
 If someone ask you a question, answer on the move or
stay two arm lengths away

23. Street Security
 The use of Force is only to be recommended
when all other options have been exhausted
 Flight
 Get away as fast as you can. Don’t think Act,
get to a place of security
 Compromise
 If you cant, scream, yell, set off your attack alarm
 Attack
 Hit Hard to Break away and run.
 Don’t stay and fight your tactic is to “Hit and Run”

24. Street Security
 Taxi’s
 Use reputable firms.
 Check that the Taxi your ordered was the one that turned up
 Jogging
 Plan you route
 Don’t wear a walkman or iPod
 Avoid Groups
 Dogs
 Don’t Run, Stand Still and be Calm,
 In a low voice say “No Go Home”
 Stay until the dog Leaves or back off until out of sight
 If it attacks fend off with a jacket, bag etc
 If you fail roll into a ball, keep hands over ears, face, throat and
neck. DON’T ROLL ABOUT

25. Street Security
 ATM’s
 ATM’s are an Exposed Location
 Observe your surroundings
 Remove your card at the last minute
 Don’t withdraw anything more than small amounts
 Don’t use a machine if you are uncertain and there are
dodgy looking people around.
 Don’t let people stand directly behind you
 Also avoid dispensers when the street is quite
 Make sure no one can see your pin
 Avoid using dispensers at night
 DON’T USE, if they appear to have been tampered with
 Generally avoid cash handling in the street

26. What you will Learn (Mental)
Coopers Colour Codes
A Yardstick to Measurement
Code White ’Switched off’
Code Yellow ‘Threat Awareness’
Code Orange ‘Threat Evaluation’
Code Red Fight or Flight, ‘Threat Avoidance’

27. What you will Learn (Mental)
 The Protection Pyramid
Personal Security
Attack Scenarios
Fear
Type of Attack
Assessment
Pre-Emptive Strikes
Target
Line ups
Adrenalin Switches
Ranges and Tools
Reactions
Perceptions
Multiple Attackers
Strategy and Tactics
Red-Letter Syndrome
PersonalSecurity

28. What you will Learn (Mental)
 Flight or Fight
 The principles of being in that prepared state have
never changed.
 To AVOID a threat you have two ways to go -
FIGHT or FLIGHT.
 The fight or flight syndrome as it was called was
developed back in the 1930’s by a psychologist
called Cannon.
 Either choice should be instinctive and, of course,
if you see the threat in enough time, you should
always take the opportunity to get away from it.
 If you can’t, you will have to fight, but neither will
be an option if you don’t see it coming.

29. What you will Learn (Physical)
 Line ups; Fence; Priming – putting a fence around your factory.
 Sensory Tentacle
 The Lead should be held in a non aggressive way.
 Range Finder
 Physical Action trigger
 The Pleading Fence (PF).
 Submissive and non offensive
 The Staggered Fence (SF).
 Same as PF with Palms up and staggered by about one ft
 The Exclamation Fence
 The Hands Palms up are held as in exclamation

30. What you will Learn (Physical)
 Line ups; Fence; Priming – putting a fence around your factory.
 Pre-Fight Verbal Fence
 Create a Gap about five feet
 Could be by pushing or shoving away
 The Psychological Fence
 Fighters reputation or confident/aggressive gait.
 The Negative Psychological Fence
 Deliberately dropping all fences by pretending to be
scared.
 Setting a trap
 The Invisible Fence
 Confidence and ability to face one or several
opponents with no apparent fence.
 Know your range, you have instinctive reactions

31. What you will Learn (physical)
 Tool Development
 Core Fitness
 Speed
 Movement, Flow and Agility
 Attacking from the Fence
 Weak Areas of the Body
 Pad Work
 Scenario work
 Eventually
 Milling
 Kick-Boxing, Trapping, Grappling

32. Closing
Attack is the secret of
defence; defence is the
planning of an attack.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War

33. G.L.F.

34. Review
 Bit about myself
 The Reasons you are Here ?
 Some Disturbing Stories !
 Crime Statistics
 Self Protection Overview
 Security
 What you will learn
 Mental
 Physical
 Fighting Fit
 Review